Mission Statement

Our Mission Statement

The
purposes of this society shall be:

To discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the
natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of the United
States and the State of New York, in general, and to the Long Island
City area in particular; and

To display, present, and
exhibit to the public such items of historical interest and
significance, both real and personal; to conduct tours of the Long
Island City area relating to points of historical interest and
significance and any structures relevant thereto for public information
and educational purposes; and

To establish and maintain a
library of information relating to the history of the Long Island City
area; to establish and maintain collections of items of historical
interest and significance including, but not limited to works of art and
archaeological findings; and

To designate places of historic
interest in the Long Island City area with appropriate markers and
monuments, and to acquire historical sites within the Long Island City
area; and

To accept, hold, administer and collect funds and
property, both real and personal, to be used for the foregoing purposes,
to collect membership dues, sell merchandise, and apply for grants; and
to apply all of the earnings and assets of the society to the purposes
above described; and to take all steps necessary to implement the
purposes of the society; and to mortgage, purchase, rent or lease real
or personal property; and/or any equipment necessary to carry out the
society’s purposes.